Aetna Hose, Hook and Ladder Company, Fire Station No. 2 is a historic fire station

Fire station

A fire station is a structure or other area set aside for storage of firefighting apparatus , personal protective equipment, fire hose, fire extinguishers, and other fire extinguishing equipment...

 located at Newark

Newark, Delaware

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 in New Castle County, Delaware

New Castle County, Delaware

New Castle County is the northernmost of the three counties of the U.S. state of Delaware. As of 2010 its population was 538,479, an increase of 7.6% over the previous decade. The county seat is Wilmington. The center of population of Delaware is located in New Castle County, in the town of...

. It was built in 1922 and is a two story ashlar

Ashlar

Ashlar is prepared stone work of any type of stone. Masonry using such stones laid in parallel courses is known as ashlar masonry, whereas masonry using irregularly shaped stones is known as rubble masonry. Ashlar blocks are rectangular cuboid blocks that are masonry sculpted to have square edges...

 structure with secondary wings on three sides. It features a gable roof with frame cupola

Cupola

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The Aetna Hose, Hook, and Ladder Company houses a Tiller Ladder, Two Engines, and an antique piece of apparatus in the four engine bays facing Academy Street.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places

National Register of Historic Places

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in 1982.